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New Daleks to Have Feet

DALEKS could be given LEGS in the new series of Dr Who. Show bosses are looking at the exterminators being able to climb stairs, fly and hover. Their legs may be like those of Star Wars robot R2D2. Or the BBC could use our ideas — and have the Doctor’s enemy with Penny Lancaster pins ...

Fischer to renounce US status

He has already applied for asylum in Japan and appealed against a decision to deport him to the US, where he faces a possible fine or even a jail term. I wonder if other countries often have people who attempt to renounce their citizenship as a political/other statement, or if that’s a uniquely American practice. ...

katie.com hijacking

Unsurprisingly, the book received massive press attention in the States when it was launched in April 2000. It has since been through several reprints, been printed across the world, and Katie has managed to make a career out of retelling her tale. Most recently an entire TV show called ‘Katie.com’ aired in the US. She ...

283 potential Linux patent infringements

An audit conducted by Open Source Risk Management (OSRM) found 283 potential patent infringements in the Linux 2.4 and 2.6 code base. The OSRM, a group that offers indemnification against Linux copyright infringement claims, conducted a study in advance of the expansion of its indemnification offerings to cover patent infringement. According the OSRM, 27 of ...

Relief with the pee-Pod

The trauma of dirty loos could be a thing of the past for users of pPod, a guide to the best and worst of public toilets for iPod owners. It’s interesting to see more stuff like this happening as iPod’s become a prevalent small digital device. It reminds me a lot of all the city ...